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Gray vs Ogunquit vs Bridgton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bridgton has the most affordable homes ($317k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Gray | Ogunquit | Bridgton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,642 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.9±9.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Bridgton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,500±$24kLowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$316,600±$37kLowest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,188±$218Lowest 4% above ME |
| Gray and Bridgton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,929Lowest 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bridgton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.4%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #106 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.